microwave power, the lower the effective time necessary to reach the
same level of inactivation. For example, in order to achieve the FDA recommendations
for pasteurized products (5-log10 cycles inactivation) a
considerably longer effective time was required at 600W (te= 116 s)
than at 1000W(te=82 s). The power level effect can also be evaluated
by means of the D60 °C-value comparison (Table 1).Microwave processing
performed at 900Wand 1000Wled to extensively faster bacterium
reduction than processing at 600W.